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The writers may [[Lampshade Hanging]] this by having the hero make a comment like "I'm getting too old for this."
 
Compare with [[Role Reprisal]]. Contrast [[Not Allowed to Grow Old]]. The diametric opposite -- at least for child characters -- of [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]].
Compare with [[Role Reprisal]].
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== Film ==
 
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* In ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'', the character [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Tommy]] was only supposed to be 25. But because of a little [[Dawson Casting]], and a [[Retcon]] that made him three years younger, the actor was 30 at the time of filming, so the character was played as slightly older than he should have been.
** Bulk started out in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' as a high school bully. When he returned in ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' 18 years later, he was now mentoring his best friend's high-school-age son.
* This is being taken for granted -- indeed, even planned for carefully -- in the 2018 ''[[Roseanne]]'' [[Sequel Series]].
 
== Video Games ==